World Cup winning captain in 1994 and former Brazil's head soccer coach Dunga helps with food distribution to poor people, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Porto Alegre, Brazil, April 7, 2020. REUTERS/Diego Vara
(Reuters) - As infections of the novel coronavirus rise steadily in Brazil and threaten to cause chaos in its densely populated favelas, some of the country's leading athletes are stepping up to help the most vulnerable communities.
Olympic judo medallist Flavio Canto is among those giving his time and money to battle the COVID-19 outbreak in South America’s biggest nation, which has a confirmed 13,717 infections and 667 deaths from the virus as of Tuesday.
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